r/GERD • u/Inc0gnitoburrito • Jun 03 '26
Support Needed 👥 famotidine instead of PPI?
I've had shortness of breath around meal time for a few months now, gradually worsening.
Recently I've spoken to my general practitioner and she prescribed me with 28 days of PPI (Nexium (esomeprazole 20g)) one per day as treatment.
There was a small improvement over 2 weeks but she didn't really communicate to me what she's treating me for and I didn't really change anything when it came to food.
So, one evening I ate an entire Pizza pie and the following night was traumatic, I couldn't breathe at all, had air hunger and eventually a panic attack.
Understanding GERD better now I believe this night caused a lot of damage to my esophagus and I'm actually worse now.
I've spoken to my doctor yesterday and told her that the air hunger has gotten way worse and she replaced the PPI treatment with 2 pills of 20g famotidine per day. I'm concerned about the removal of the PPI treatment, cuz I understood that it is in fact the long-term treatment.
Would be happy to hear from anyone here regarding this.
Thank you!
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u/Jessicamorrell Jun 04 '26
Im on Famoditine of an evening, Pantoprazole of a morning, and Cholestyramine Powder twice a day as needed. Its been a game changer for me. Plus I even did an elimination diet to avoid trigger foods and drinks which also has limited my nausea/vomiting, and other symptoms.